Here are the 5 easy ways to boost your website’s SEO score on search engines like google Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the profession that attempts to optimize sites to make them appear in a high position in the organic search results. In order to do so, you have to do so many things to […]

Are you ready to change your life, ask yourself this question. What’s the story you’ll tell yourself if you don’t create meaningful and lasting change in your life? Be honest. You know your patterns. You know your typical excuses, rationalizations, and justifications for failure. Just look ahead, see which excuses you are most likely going […]

Vladimir Putin announced his new “invincible” cruise missile and a nuclear torpedo – with a shock target revealed in the exhibit video displaying its power. Close monitoring of the the animated video highlighted the target of this nuclear attack is in fact Florida – home of the US military’s central command. Online viewers noticed that 43 seconds […]

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Unveiled by JetBrains in 2010, Kotlin is a general purpose, statically-typed programming language that runs on the Java virtual machine (JVM) that has been open source since 2012. Here are the latest jobs for developers. Because it runs on JVM, Kotlin developers can take full advantage of Java libraries and easily convert Kotlin code into […]

The Nim Team has announced the latest release of Nim, version 0.18.0. Nim is a systems programming language that focuses on performance, portability, and expressiveness. New features of the release include formatted string literals, testable documentation examples, mapLiterals and new memory manager algorithm. “We have mentioned multiple times that this will be a major release. […]

If you’re like most of us, you’re going to spend hours each day staring at your smartphone screen. Make sure you’re buying one that’s bright enough to see outdoors, and sharp enough where text doesn’t look blurry while you’re surfing the web. If you’re buying a phone with a large screen, don’t go under a […]

Is the smartphone industry stagnant? The answer is a resounding “Sort of.” The trouble is that most of the smartphone innovation these days doesn’t enable the user to actually do anything different. Breathtaking new technology merely allows the same old usage models — slightly faster or “better.” The phones change. But the way we use […]

Email marketing is a great way to welcome subscribers, nurture relationships with them, build trust and engage them. February 28, 2018 7 min read This story originally appeared on Bizness Apps While writing a letter never grows old, emails have taken over the concept of sending both personal and professional messages to make communication quick […]

Don’t believe everything you hear, email is far from dead. In fact, it’s one of the few forms of online communication we can say, with relative certainty, will be around a decade from now. While social media platforms are extremely powerful tools, one only needs to look as far back as Vine or Myspace to see […]

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter, Fatima, is set to wed the son of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Idris, in Kano. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead other high-profile guests like Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and governors from several states to the occasion on Saturday. Apart from government officials, technocrats , […]

By any definition, becoming a millionaire by your 30s isn’t easy, unless you happen to come from a lot of money. Tips abound on how you can accumulate wealth through saving and smart investments, but unless you’re putting away a lot of cash, a seven-figure net worth at such a young age can seem like […]

Bishop of the Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of Anglican Communion, Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said no South East governor will be allowed to give land to terrorists in any guise. He anchored his claim on the fact that herdsmen were worse than separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, adding that the move was aimed […]

The Champions League round of 16 continued on Tuesday with the second most anticipated tie after Real Madrid-PSG. Barcelona went to Chelsea and got a fine result, while Bayern Munich pretty much eliminated its opponent after just 90 minutes. Here’s what to know: Barcelona 1, Chelsea 1 Chelsea was the sharper, more dangerous team in […]

Lionel Messi ended a 730-minute drought against Chelsea with a crisp left-foot drive 15 minutes from time Chelsea will “try to do something incredible” by knocking Barcelona out of the Champions League, said manager Antonio Conte after a drawn first leg. Willian put the Blues ahead at Stamford Bridge, but Lionel Messi capitalised on an […]

Building strong relationships is always beneficial, and what better day to celebrate than the Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February? But before you cross the office to give your MD an unsolicited bear hug, a word of caution: relationships take time. Good things come to those who put in the work and wait, […]

They are among the 17 people killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday that all families who lost loved ones in the shooting have been notified. Here are the victims: Alyssa Alhadeff, soccer player Alyssa, 14, was a student […]

Accused South Florida school shooter confessed to rampage, police say Tributes to the Victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Slideshow by photo services PARKLAND, Fla. — The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at his former high school told police after his arrest that he carried out the mass shooting, authorities said Thursday, apparently acknowledging […]

Jeff Sessions said that the Justice Department will make responding to school shootings a priority. Speaking to the Major County Sheriffs’ Association Thursday, the attorney general said that the U.S. “must reverse these trends” and vowed to increase gun prosecutions. “It cannot be denied that something dangerous and unhealthy is happening, and we are once […]

Facebook is amping up its Community Help efforts, now enabling companies like Lyft, Chase, International Medical Corps and Save the Children to easily provide information and services, like food, transportation and shelter, to people in crisis. “Our priority is to build tools that help keep people safe and provide them with ways to get the […]

Danone is leading the race to feed China’s babies, gaining ground against Nestle SA and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc and offsetting a slump in its yogurt business. Sales of infant nutrition climbed almost 10 percent last year, the Paris-based company said Friday. That was fueled by growth in China and the rest of Asia, where […]

(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday killed the politically sensitive sale of the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) to a group led by China-based investors, saying a lack of information on the would-be buyers threatened the ability to properly monitor the exchange after the deal. The move by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ends a […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Bloomberg shared a brilliant story about how he earned his first customer for his financial media and technology empire, Bloomberg LP. Bloomberg highlighted the importance of people and building relationships at the Goldman Sachs’ (GS) 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C. “No matter how much digital we have, people are what […]

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, you can’t go wrong with the gift of flowers. “It just instantly inflates your mood,” said floral designer Rachel Trimarco, founder of Bride & Blossom in New York City. “It’s a natural serotonin and when you give somebody flowers, even if it’s going to last for only, say, a […]

My go-to pair is only $9 The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The devices we use for prolonged periods during the day (like computers and cell phones) emit blue light, which is one […]

Feb. 13 (UPI) — A pride of lions attacked and ate a suspected lion poacher in South Africa, police said Monday. The mostly-eaten body of the man was found in the Ingwelala Private Nature Reserve over the weekend. The identity of the man has not been determined, but police found a hunting rifle near his […]

PYEONGCHONG, South Korea – The most American story of the PyeongChang Games unfolded atop a mountain here Tuesday morning. The daughter of two immigrants who was pushed to perform extreme feats as a moppet and grew to document them through social media ubiquity won an Olympic gold medal. She is the spinning, flipping, dyed-blonde zeitgeist. […]

Inside Snapchat’s secretive culture. Snapchat -cofounder and CEO Evan Spiegel. Mike Blake/Reuters In his new book, ‘How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story,’ Billy Gallagher delves into the secretive culture of Snapchat. Evan Spiegel has long been hesitant to speak with reporters, especially about the company’s long-term goals and mission. That […]

Is the thought of looming retirement and availability of Social Security killing you? Two researchers say yes. Maria D. Fitzpatrick of Cornell University and Timothy J. Moore of the University of Melbourne said they analyzed the mortality rates in the U.S. and noticed that many older Americans – but disproportionally men who retire at 62 […]

‘The Super 25 Computer Boys Basketball rankings are provided by Ken Massey. The five regions mirror those used in the Expert Rankings — Northeast, Midwest, South, Frontier and Pacific. The number after each school indicates where it is ranked overall nationally, according to the computer. MORE: Computer rankings searchable by state The data is current through games Sunday. […]

Is there anything more frustrating than when your laptop starts making that weird, whirring sound like it’s about to launch into space, and then it slows to crawl, barely able to open programs, and do other simple computer functions? OK, yes, there are things more frustrating than that, but it’s definitely up there. Well, it […]

Apple has a hidden ‘social network’ of sorts in the iOS Photos app. You can create albums and share them with friends and family. But you can also create a shared album that creates an iCloud website. This lets you share photos more publicly, and anyone who has the URL can view them. To […]

Case studies show that accessible websites have better search results, reduced maintenance costs, and increased audience reach.—W3C, “Why: The Case for Web Accessibility” Like buildings and bathrooms, websites should be built so everyone can enter. You’d think civic-minded public media orgs would lead in web accessibility. Instead, many barely follow the most basic guidelines. Section […]

Knowing how to make money from blogging can turn a hobby into something much more lucrative. Some of the largest, most popular blogs on the Internet make six figures or more every month. While most blogs make significantly less, there’s really no limit to how far you can climb if you have marketing savvy, great […]

The deadly Nigerian insurgents, Boko Haram have released three abducted University of Maiduguri lecturers as well as some 10 women. In a series of tweets by the Presidency, the lecturers and women, who were abducted in 2017 while on an oil exploration trip in the Northeast of Nigeria, were freed on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The […]

Here is a guide to each of the non-democracies participating in this year’s Winter Olympics! Freedom House has designated each of these 36 countries as “Not Free” or “Partly Free.” Yes, then, etymologically speaking, and in most academic circles, these countries are — wait for it — “dictatorships,” and their leaders are “dictators.” Of course, […]

This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. Here is a guide to each of the non-democracies participating in this year’s Winter Olympics! Freedom House has designated each of these 36 countries as “Not Free” or “Partly Free.” Yes, then, etymologically speaking, and in most academic circles, these countries are — wait for […]

Rice UniversityOffice of Public Affairs / News & Media Relations NEWS RELEASE David Ruthdavid@rice.edu713-348-6327 Amy McCaigamym@rice.edu713-348-6777 Some black and Latino Christians rely on religion for healing HOUSTON – (Feb. 12, 2018) – Christians who are comparatively well-represented in the medical field, like Korean-Americans, understand the relationship between faith and health differently than those who are not, […]

In his bestseller “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” Harvard psychology professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Pinker described the decline of violence in the world. In his new book, “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress,” Pinker builds a persuasive if somewhat counterintuitive case that life is actually getting better around […]

How can banks deal with us as customers tomorrow? Richard Sunley, Talkwalker: empathy is future proof, apps aren’t A modern bank’s customer proposition depends on a data driven approach designed for early adopting, millennial professionals. That’s why such banks are so rich in apps, artificial intelligence (AI), biometrics, facial and voice recognition. In the UK, the most […]

When you are banking or shopping online you need to keep your identity and personal information safe. Recently on social media, people have come out to complain about how they got scammed by scammers and identity thieves who have used their details to shop online. This must be prevented from happening. You need to protect […]

Like everything else in life, pancakes seem to have gotten more complicated. In our house they’re simple. If the question is: “What’s for lunch” the routine answer is pancakes. There is a visual allure to a stack of thick American pancakes but they’re too fluffy for me. I must say, I do like my pancakes […]

Bad news, Earthlings: It may be possible for everyone on the planet to live a “good” life. It may also be possible for humans to live within their environmental means. But if present trends continue, there will be no way for both of these things to happen at the same time. That’s the bleak — […]

It is impossible for humans to live both a ‘good’ life and an environmentally friendly one, researchers have found. Scientists compared the ability of countries to meet 11 social goals for their citizens against how they measured up to seven environmental targets. The study found that no country has managed to achieve the right balance […]

Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his soldiers to specifically target women rebel fighters in the country by shooting them in the vagina, instead of killing them because without one they ‘would be useless’. The 72-year-old veteran leader who served as a city mayor before becoming President, made the shocking order while addressing a group […]

The social media giant said it is barring ads for “financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency.” Facebook says it is banning all ads related to cryptocurrencies in an effort to fight scams. The social media giant said it […]

Elon Musk lets us know what his company has in mind to do next: In successfully sending the world’s most powerful rocket into space, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pulled off yet another spectacular gamble. The question now is what’s next for SpaceX and the space industry following the launch of Musk’s Tesla roadster into […]

Vladimir Putin announced his new “invincible” cruise missile and a nuclear torpedo – with a shock target revealed in the exhibit video displaying its power. Close monitoring of the the animated video highlighted the target of this nuclear attack is in fact Florida – home of the US military’s central command. Online viewers noticed that 43 seconds […]